Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)

Item Description

A cool older specimen of crystallized Fluorite from the Aouli Mine (a lead-zinc deposit) just northeast of Midelt. This is a very characteristic example of these well-known Fluorites featuring a group of sharp, well-formed, lustrous, gemmy cubes measuring up to 1.5 cm with that distinctive golden-yellow hue. Most of the crystals are undamaged, though a bit of roughness around the periphery can be seen. A must have for any fan of worldwide Fluorites or Moroccan minerals. From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #0671CL Chet was born 1947 in started collecting minerals circa 1957. He worked briefly as a drill runner at the famous Sterling Mine, in Ogdensburg, New Jersey and from 1987 to 1990 he helped convert the mine into a public access mining museum. He has held the role of treasurer, vice president and president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society (FOMS), and has been a board member and vice president of the Franklin Mineral Museum. The rare copper arsenate, Lemanskiite was named in his honor in 1999.